HOLYOKE, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: CARDEN ENTERPRISES DBA MIDAS MUFFLER
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CARDEN ENTERPRISES DBA MIDAS MUFFLER in 2237 NORTHAMPTON RD., HOLYOKE, MA 01040 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 310626452.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CARDEN ENTERPRISES DBA MIDAS MUFFLER
- Site address
- 2237 NORTHAMPTON RD.
- City
- HOLYOKE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7538
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck or crushed by automobiles being lifted on automotive lifts that were missing safety devices. One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure that there are functional positive stops on the lifts to ensure that the raised automobiles can not be inadvertently lowered by employee error or by mechanical failure. A) LOCATION: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP: BAY #1 THE AIR/OIL SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LIFT WAS NOT SUPPLIED WITH A FUNCTIONAL SAFETY LATCH TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS A POSITIVE MEANS IN PLACE TO PREVENT AUTOMOBILES FROM COMING DOWN FROM THEIR RAISED POSITIONS INADVERTENTLY STRIKING WORKERS WORKING AROUND AND UNDER THE VEHICLES. THE SAFETY MECHANISM ON THE LIFT DID NOT OPEN UP WHEN THE LIFT REACHED ITS UPPERMOST POSITION.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $750.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $375.00
- · Z (S) $750.00
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2008
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $375.00
- · Z (S) $750.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 310626452.
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